Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction Around the World in July 2023 An auction of works on paper in Beijing and two of Old Master works in London drove global sales last month. By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 29, 2023
The Art Detective Billionaire Financier Thomas H. Lee’s Heirs Are Selling His Art Privately After His Suicide. Public Filings Show He Leveraged the Heck Out of It, Too The late leveraged-buyout tycoon's loan agreements show he was a pioneer in leveraging art as well, almost from the beginning. By Katya Kazakina, Aug 25, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Buyer’s Market The upside of a down market, a brazen art theft on the Lower East Side, a work from Picasso’s "annus mirabilis,” and more. By Artnet News, Aug 18, 2023
Auctions Christie’s and Sotheby’s Are Competing to Land the Estate of Emily Fisher Landau, Whose Collection Could Fetch Up to $500 Million With the art market in a downturn, the late collector's estate is an attractive prize for both auction houses. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 18, 2023
Analysis State of the Art Market: Trophy Lots and the New Competitive Auction Landscape A closer look at the market for trophy lots reveals how factors ranging from the location of a sale to the type of auction can affect performance. By Artnet News and Morgan Stanley, Aug 11, 2023
The Hammer ​​Simon de Pury on the Artistic Delights of Monaco in the Summertime and Why DJ-ing Is Kind of Like Auctioneering The veteran auctioneer also casts his vote on a throwback summertime hit. By Simon de Pury, Jul 25, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Which Artists Are Headed to the Venice Biennale in 2024? Here’s an Up-to-the-Minute List of All the National Pavilions Announced So Far Keep checking back for updates as more participating artists are announced. By Artnet News, Jul 24, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: The Klimt Connection This week: the intrigue swirling around Dame mit Fächer, the flood-proof Hamptons art trade, the fairs getting small to get ahead, and much more. By Artnet News, Jul 21, 2023
Books Looking for a Smart Beach Read? Here Are 15 of the Most Gripping New Art-World Books to Crack Open This Summer From the stranger-than-fiction tale of the world's biggest art theft to an ambitious meta-fiction of an enigmatic art star with a secret history, here is what we are reading this season. By Artnet News, Jul 21, 2023
Auctions Despite the Headwinds of a Market Correction, Bonhams Achieved Its Best First-Half Year Results Ever Investments in acquisitions of auction houses, dubbed the 'Bonhams Network,' and a revamped political strategy have paid off. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 12, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: More Museums Distance Themselves From David Adjaye After Allegations + Other Stories Plus, Phillips enters the jewelry arena and what books does a 'Rolling Stone' read? By Artnet News, Jul 11, 2023
The Art Detective The $202 Million Sale of Heidi Horten’s Jewels Was a Massive Success. Its Aftermath Continues to Haunt Christie’s Critics are unwilling to forget the tainted provenance of Horten's jewelry, or forgive the auction house. By Katya Kazakina, Jul 7, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: GQ’s Editor-in-Chief Is Producing a Movie About a String of High-Profile Chinese Art Heists + Other Stories Plus, more museums part ways with David Adjaye and a pair of rare Rembrandts sold for $12 million. By Artnet News, Jul 7, 2023
Analysis State of the Art Market: Old Is New Again and Neo Old Masters An analysis of the auction market’s resurgent interest in the Old Masters and in young artists reinventing the classics. By Artnet News and Morgan Stanley, Jun 30, 2023
Artnet News Pro Meet the Consignors Behind London Auction Week’s $340 Million Offerings, From a German Haircare Magnate to an Anonymous ‘British Visionary’ This week's sales are the art market's next test—and a test for London itself. By Colin Gleadell, Jun 26, 2023